Given the current state of affairs in Louisiana, one hopes that the understanding of t he Pelican as a symbol shall point the way towards a new consciousness of ourselves as a whole, and lead us to face our futures with strength, grace, wisdom and faith, to learn from our mistakes and carry our successes and zest for living to future generations.
Levee Breech
The MRGO and Intercoastal Waterway merge in New Orleans East. It's surmised that the storm surge rose from Lake Borgne
breeching the levee (pictured above) from the lake side. Then pushed water up further at a greater rate and depth into the Intercoastal
Waterway. Then into the Industrial Canal in the 9th ward, where the water toppled the levee and flooded the 9th ward
with 10 to 20
foot of water. Where the water still sits trapped between the levees of the Intercoastal Waterway and Lake Pontchartrain.
This is not a picture of the breech at the 17th Street Canal on the Jefferson Parish, Orleans Parish line. As of now
the exact location is not known but it is most certainly somewhere along the MRGO and possibly the Intercoastal
Waterway.
What's Left of Highway 23 (Belle Chasse Highway)-Plaquemines Parish, LA
Happy Jack Bulkhead and Dock on the Mississippi River-Port Sulphur, LA
Fallen Telecommunication Tower at Woodlawn Building-Braithwaite, LA
Civic Center-Empire, LA
Buras Firehouse-Buras, LA
Fallen Buras Water Tower-Buras, LA
Buras High School-Buras, LA
Boothville-Venice Highschool-Venice, LA
Boothville Community Center-Boothville, LA
Completely Under Water Highway 23-Boothville, LA
Looking from "The Jump"-Venice, LA
Cypress Cove Marina-Venice, LA
Boothville-Venice Highschool-Venice, LA
Petroleum Helicopter Inc.-Boothville, LA
Fort Jackson Football Field-Boothville, LA
Triumph Food Store, Family Dollar Store-Buras, LA
Buras High School-Buras, LA
Our Lady of Good Harbor Church-Buras, LA
Buras Auditorium, Buras High School-Buras, LA
Ship on Levee Near Our Lady of Good Harbor Church-Buras, LA
Buras Water Tower Collapsed on Top of District 8 Council Building-Buras, LA
Menhaden Boats on Highway 23 at the Foot of the Empire High Rise Bridge-Empire, LA
